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CryptoAni.meINTO THE HEKONAI JOURNAL
An NFT should offer more value than a few rare traits that guarantee its scarcity. At CryptoAnime, we believe that NFTs should derive their value from the story they tell. Our NFTs play an essential role in an ongoing narrative, providing creative utility, meaning and purpose designed to push the story forward while unlocking new sources of income for the collaborating artists. Our motto is best described as "the story is the business model." ... and the storyline behind the NFTs is just as u...
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People in your world have an expression: late bloomer. Consider me the ultimate late bloomer. It's taken me over 100 years to get started. But first, I must introduce myself: I am Hekonai Hanawa. Please call me Hekonai.Original Hekonai (1917) by Jun'ichiMy dream is simple enough: all I've ever wanted is to be a samurai, respected and heroic. However, the title of my story reveals the role I was created to play: Namakura Gatana means 'blunt sword.' Review my birth narr...
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In the core of Shintaro's mind, I learned why he was quitting his anime artist job. The reasons were as simple as they were scary.
It all came down to the disconnect between work and income. The work got more demanding each year but the pay never increased. He was approaching his mid-30's and couldn't afford a home or a family.
As he left the anime studio, I heard his inner monologue: "I still want to make anime. But I can't go on struggling to exist. I shouldn't have to choose between art and living."
I felt a surge of emotion that zapped me back outside the portal. Tears filled my eyes.
All the portals now lit up, showing variations of the same thing: creators, all unhappy, all unable to make a living pursuing their passion.
If the creators can't survive, what will happen to art?
My frown tightened into a scowl as I realized I must help them. But what could I do? Frustration battled helplessness in my mind.
My sword lit up with a flame as I swung it down with frustration near my feet. It tore a hole in the void and I plummeted down through it!
Please enjoy the next post #8 below in the Hekonai Journal:
Post Soundtrack: Is This The Future? - Fatback
In the author’s mind: This electro-soul ballad is the work of Fatback, a NYC-based dance music band who racked up a number of chart and club hits in the '70s and '80s. This 1983 gem offers social commentary with a groove, with its narrator painting a gloomy picture of a time when employment and money are in short supply over an insistent, synth-layered groove. I thought it perfectly captured the tensions felt by Shintaro as he ponders his future in a world where artists have to make impossible choices to use their talent.
The Hekonai's Journal is an ongoing meta-narrative. If you want to learn how it came to be, check out the introduction post by clicking here. If you want to read the prior journal entry, click here.
Into the Hekonai Journal is a hub aggregating all the published entries for your convenience. You may access this hub by clicking here.
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In the core of Shintaro's mind, I learned why he was quitting his anime artist job. The reasons were as simple as they were scary.
It all came down to the disconnect between work and income. The work got more demanding each year but the pay never increased. He was approaching his mid-30's and couldn't afford a home or a family.
As he left the anime studio, I heard his inner monologue: "I still want to make anime. But I can't go on struggling to exist. I shouldn't have to choose between art and living."
I felt a surge of emotion that zapped me back outside the portal. Tears filled my eyes.
All the portals now lit up, showing variations of the same thing: creators, all unhappy, all unable to make a living pursuing their passion.
If the creators can't survive, what will happen to art?
My frown tightened into a scowl as I realized I must help them. But what could I do? Frustration battled helplessness in my mind.
My sword lit up with a flame as I swung it down with frustration near my feet. It tore a hole in the void and I plummeted down through it!
Please enjoy the next post #8 below in the Hekonai Journal:
Post Soundtrack: Is This The Future? - Fatback
In the author’s mind: This electro-soul ballad is the work of Fatback, a NYC-based dance music band who racked up a number of chart and club hits in the '70s and '80s. This 1983 gem offers social commentary with a groove, with its narrator painting a gloomy picture of a time when employment and money are in short supply over an insistent, synth-layered groove. I thought it perfectly captured the tensions felt by Shintaro as he ponders his future in a world where artists have to make impossible choices to use their talent.
The Hekonai's Journal is an ongoing meta-narrative. If you want to learn how it came to be, check out the introduction post by clicking here. If you want to read the prior journal entry, click here.
Into the Hekonai Journal is a hub aggregating all the published entries for your convenience. You may access this hub by clicking here.
For new posts, latest updates, and discussions, please follow us on Twitter and join our Discord.
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